4A. Die Umwelt 

Page. 116 

• Describe where you live and give your opinion of it 
• Talk about ways to travel 
• Talk about ways to be environmentally friendly 
• Talk about environmental problems/issues and solutions 

Use Dativ: prepositions: mit, zu,zum, zur 

Use compound nouns 

Use comparatives and superlatives 

Use the present, past and the future tense 

Identify language patterns 

Evaluate language tasks 

Work out meaning 

Improve written work 

Pronunciation:long and shot u 

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4B. Schule und Zukunft 

Page.132 

• Part time jobs, spending and saving 
• Compare school life in Germany and the UK 
• School subjects and plans for next year 
• Jobs and future carreers 
• The school day 

Use a range of tenses (present,perfect, imperfect, future) 

Ich möchte…werden 

Masculine and feminine forms of jobs 

Word order 

Work out meaning 

Use knowledge of language patterns 

Work out the masculine and feminine forms of jobs 

Use strategies to sound more authentic when speaking German 

Pronunciation: ö 

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1:Everyday life at Home and at school 

Page. 8 

(Divided in 5 small chapters) 

2: Self, family and friends-at home and abroad 

Page 58 

(Divided in 6 small chapters) 

• Say where you live 
• Describe your home and its rooms 
• Say what you do in the different rooms at home  
• Describe your school timetable and giving opinions about it 
• Ordinal numbers, days of the week 
• Describe a typical school day 
• Describe your school buildings and facilities 
• Learn about life in a school in Germany 
• Describe typical food and drink 
• Compare foods and give your opinion 
• Describe a healthy diet 
• Name parts of the body and say how well you are or not 
• Describe a healthy lifestyle 
• Talk about sport and healthy diet 
• Say  how you watch TV and describe programmes and  

favourite films 

• Talk about your family and pets 
• Describe yourself and others 
• Describe people’s characteristics 
• Say with whom you get along with and with whom not 
• Describe your daily routine at home 
• Say how you can help at home 
• Talk about your leisure activities outside the home 
• Make arrangements to meet up 
• Describe a week full of activities 
• Lear about different festivals 
• Understand party preparations 
• Describe special occasions  
• Learn about countries and tzpes of holidaz accommodation 
• Plan your next holiday 
• Describe different types of holiday accommodation 
• Understand and give directions 

Definite articles (Nom. Akk) 

Non-declined adjectives 

regular verbs in present tense, pronouns in nominative 

Prepositions in Dativ 

Present tense of irregular verbs 

Prepositions wit AKK. 

Forming gquestions 

Plural nouns, kein 

The comparative (positive, komparativ and superlative) 

Impersonal verbs: es gibt, es geht, es tut weh 

Adjectives used as adverbs 

Modalverbs 

Seperable verbs 

Coordinating conjuctions 

Subordinating conjuctions 

Perfect tense 

 possessive adjectives  

Adjectives after the indefinite article 

Relative pronouns 

Reflexive verbs 

Imperative 

Verbs in Dativ 

Adverbs of frequency 

Future tense 

Perfect tense 

Ordinal numbers (dates) 

The imperfect tense (präteritum) 

möchten + infinitive 

word order: main and subordinate clauses 

demonstrative pronouns: dieser, jener… 

Compile zour own bilingual vocabulary lists and learn the words on them 

Learn and apply the patterns of regular verbs 

Phonics ie and ei 

Get used to using the Grammar section at the back and read the explanation before you do the grammar task 

Plan vocabulary learning into your regular routine and find which learning methods suit you best 

Phonics ä and a 

When describing a photo , qualify your observations with adjectives 

Build up a bank of frequently used words and phrases, learn them and use them regularly 

Give your opinionand then give the reason for the opinion and if possible a justification 

Improve your pronunciation 

Produce material from each topic to keep for revision ex. Paragraphs, mini-essays, filled in information grid 

Use the verb tables and gradually build up a knowledge bank of the most common irregular verb forms 

Improve your spelling 

Improve your reading and listening skills 

Practise the present, past and future tense whenever possible 

Adapt phrases you already know by heart to help deliver accurate and authentic language 

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Page 112 

(Divided in 8 small chapters) 

• Learn about buildings in town 
• Describe town and country locations 
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different places to live 
• Learn about shops and prices 
• Describe shopping habits 
• Describe pocket money, spending habits and part-time jobs 
• Talk abou money exchange 
• Talk about communicating by post , internet or telephone 
• Talk about what you have lost and found 
• Describe what you do to help the environment 
• Talk about national parks and their importance 
• Talk about environmental problems and possible solutions 
• Describe weather  
• Understand weather forecasts 
• Learn about weather problems and climate change 
• Learn different greetings 
• Learn about everyday life in a German-speaking country 
• Learn about a stay with a host family 
• Learn about countries and their customs 
• Learn about festivals in a German –speaking country 
• Learn about different modes of transport 
• Learn about public transport 
• Learn about travel plans with different modes of transport 

Indefinite pronouns (etwas,man, nichts, jemand, niemand) 

Prepositions with Genitiv 

Quantities 

Adjectives  

Pronouns in AKK. 

Cardinal numbers above 100 

Relative pronouns 

Negative: nicht(s), niemand, nie, kein 

Indefinite pronouns: jemand, etwas, nichts, man 

Genitiv 

Directions 

Weak nouns 

Imperfect tense 

Subordinating conjuctions 

Nationalities 

Adverbial phrases 

Modal adverbs: sehr, ziemlich, viel, wenig, ein bisschen 

Prepositions 

Pronouns selbst and selber 

Make notes as you listen but remember to cross them out afterwards 

Listen to native speakers regularly by replaying audio  

When you give a piece of information, back it up with extra details whenever possible 

Practice reading and listening 

Learn how to be polite. For example formal and informal forms of address and understand when to use them 

Ask and answer questions, practice questions forms and predict likely questions  

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Page:178 

(Divided in 10 small chapters) 

• Talk about childhood experiences  
• Talk about the lives of grandparents 
• Talk about school rules 
• Say how stress at school arises 
• Describe school trips and events 
• Describe a school exchange 
• Learn about team sports 
• Learn about successful sportspeople 
• Describe sports injuries 
• Learn about disability in sport 
• Describe jobs and job opportunities 
• Talk about job wishes and career opportunities 
• Talk about training places and careers pathways after school 
• Talk about future plans after school 
• Talk about casual jobs and a gap year 
• Talk about voluntary work and its advantages for the future 
• Talk about communicating 
• Talk about online safety 
• Talk about how you keep informed 

Modalverbs 

Imperfect of modal verbs 

Conjuctions 

Possessive pronouns 

Word order 

Interrogative pronouns (wer, wen , wem) 

Masculine and feminine nouns for jobs 

Würde 

Verbs with zu 

Pronouns in Dativ 

Adjective endings after etwas, nichts, viel, wenig, alles 

Adjectives (revision) 

Infinitive sentences (e.g. ohne/um…zu) 

pluperfect 

Different ways of saying things 

Use the grammar clues to help you work out meaning 

Always check written work for accuracy 

Look at issues from two angles, advantages and disadvantages, positive and negative 

Study the questions first in reading or listening exercises-they will give you an idea about what is coming 

Include all of the information you are asked to give 

Practise different forms of writing you might need in an aexam for ex. Email, letter, essay 

Work with a partner and use peer review on a regular basis: test each other and criticise each other’s work 

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Past paper booklet 

Listening 

Grammar/vocabulary 

Writing 

speaking 

1.talk about yourself – ask questions 

2.Present Tense of the three groups 

3.Passé Composé 

4.the agreement of adjectives 

5.talk about family 

6.the reflexive verbs 

7.talk about your favourite day – the use of depuis… 

8.the possessive adjectives 

9.talk about celebrations 

      Pages 6 – 7 

      Pages 8 – 9 

      Pages 10 – 11 

       Pages 10 – 11 

       Page 12 

       Pages 12 – 13 

       Pages 14 – 15  

       Page 16 

       Page 16 

     18 periods 

1.the verb pouvoir 

2.talk about transports 

3.negative expressions 

4.the pronoun «y » 

5.talk about town and countryside (ville ou campagne) 

6.revise Passé Composé 

      Pages 24 – 27   

      Pages 30 – 31 

      Pages 30 – 33  

      Page 30 

      Pages 32 – 33  

      Pages 35 – 37  

     9 periods 

1.talk about future plans – Futur Proche / Futur Simple 

2.use sentences with “ if ‘’  (Si + Present + Futur Simple) 

3.discuss formal and informal language – describe your house and your room 

4.numbers and ordinal numbers 

5.talk about a visit to a theme park – emphatic pronouns (moi, toi, lui,…) 

6.the Passé Composé of the reflexive verbs 

      Pages 44 – 45  

      Pages 46 – 47  

      Pages 50 – 51  

      Pages 50 – 51  

      Pages 52 – 55  

      Pages 56 – 57 

     6 periods 

1.talk about school and school life 

2.describe the school day   

3.talk about school subjects – saying something is compulsory or forbidden 

4.talk about things that used to be – use of the Imparfait (Imperfect Tense / Past Continuous) 

5.use of Conditionnel Présent (Conditional) – use sentences with ‘’ if ‘’ (Si + Imparfait + Conditionnel Présent) 

6.talk about shopping – demonstrative adjectives (ce, cette,…) – demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle,…) 

7.interrogative pronouns (lequel, laquelle,…) – interrogative adjectives (quel, quelle,…) 

      Pages 62 – 63   

       Pages 64 – 65 

       Pages 66 – 67 

       Pages 70 – 71    

       Pages 70 – 73  

      Pages 74 – 77  

      Pages 74 – 77  

     11 periods 

1.discuss typical meals and drinks 

2.the use of the pronoun      ‘’ en ‘’ 

3.talk about shops and services 

4.the indirect pronouns (me, te, lui,…) 

5.discuss fast-food restaurants – order and pay for a meal 

6.the use of :                 a.Passé Récent (Je viens de…)                                               b.Futur Proche (Je vais …) 

c.Présent Progressif / Continu (Je suis en train de…)  

      Pages 86 – 91  

      Page 89  

      Pages 92 – 93  

       Page 95 

       Pages 96 – 99 

       Pages 100-101  

     8 periods 

1.leisure activities 

2.talk about music 

3.talk about sports (Faire du/de la… – Jouer au…)  

4.adverbs of manner 

5.discuss television programmes – books 

6.talk about cinema and films – the superlative degree 

7.Plus-que-parfait (Past Perfect) – talk about events in the past 

      Pages 106-107 

      Pages 108-109 

      Pages 110-111 

      Page 111 

      Pages 112-115 

      Pages 118-119 

      Pages 120-121 

    13 periods 

1.talk about different types of holidays – revision of the future tense 

2.talk about an ideal holiday-revision of the Conditional Tense 

3.how to book a room in a hotel and ask for tourist information 

4.discuss the weather (la météo) in different tenses 

5.revision of different tenses (Present, Past, Future) 

      Pages 128-131 

      Pages 132-133 

      Pages 135-138 

       Pages 140-141 

       Pages 142-143 

    13 periods 

1.revise parts of the body 

2.talk about holiday health – revise the imperative 

3.the relative pronouns (qui, que) 

4.use the present participle (participe présent, gérondif) 

5.talk about personal feelings and problems 

6.discuss about smoking, drugs, alcohol and addictions 

7.discuss and compare lifestyles 

       Pages 150-151 

       Pages 152-153 

       Page 155 

       Pages 156-159 

      Pages 160-161 

       Pages 162-163 

       Pages 164-165 

    16 periods 

1.discuss plans for the future       

2.Revision of verbs 

       Pages 172-173 

    4 periods 

1.discuss some world problems 

2.discuss climate change and natural disasters 

3.discuss everyday behaviour and the environment 

      Pages 194-195 

      Pages 196-199 

      Pages 202-203 

    6 periods